RLS Equine & Canine Services

RLS Equine & Canine Services I am an experienced, enthusiastic equestrian,who has a love of training horses both from the ground Pet service

Today we dropped this lovely boy back home to his mum, after a really great show season, where he went from strength to ...
21/08/2024

Today we dropped this lovely boy back home to his mum, after a really great show season, where he went from strength to strength.
He's been a pleasure to train, with a lovely owner, who trusted us completely with his education.
We hope you can go and enjoy him now!
Happy horse. Happy owner. Happy me 😍💙🧡
Thank you Lilly 🧡

Love him finishing well within the top 10 at the Trailblazers Championships Novice warm up day. Putting in an 'elegant a...
08/08/2024

Love him finishing well within the top 10 at the Trailblazers Championships Novice warm up day. Putting in an 'elegant and harmonious' test, who knew we could be elegant, judges words not mine 😉

Back for more fun tomorrow

🦄Trailblazers combined training championships🦄Super pleased with Nigel, who grew in confidence over the 3 daysStarted ou...
04/08/2024

🦄Trailblazers combined training championships🦄

Super pleased with Nigel, who grew in confidence over the 3 days

Started out on Friday not liking the second fence and elimination on the warm up day. Jumping is very new to him.

Day 1 : pulled off a super dressage test, and to complete the showjumping phase but with time faults, from checking the jumps wouldn't eat him before jumping.
Day 2: an even better dressage test on 72% and a super clear round that was forward and confident!
And finishing 2nd!!! 🥈

What a turnaround in a few days!

A lovely boy that grew from strength to strength! Super proud of us and what we achieved 🙌

Thank you to Helen and Sandra for allowing me to ride and train him, it's a pleasure when you can get the results from the hard work put in. 💙

We had fun at addington on Sunday, although the showing judges didn't love him, we love him dearly, and he always tries ...
24/07/2024

We had fun at addington on Sunday, although the showing judges didn't love him, we love him dearly, and he always tries his hardest.
It's was all education for him and showing him addington before the dressage champs in a few weeks time. 🧡💙

Scott on winning form at spotfest! Also taking ridden champion 😍❤️Thank you Lilly for letting me ride him, he did also g...
24/07/2024

Scott on winning form at spotfest! Also taking ridden champion 😍❤️
Thank you Lilly for letting me ride him, he did also get to meet his new sister which he thought was very exciting... her not so much, her big brother is scary!

With horses on the wait list to come in, it's time to move this little boy on to the next part of his journey. The right...
07/07/2024

With horses on the wait list to come in, it's time to move this little boy on to the next part of his journey. The right home is very important for this little man.

15.2hh 10 year old gelding
Tb x wb

Although he is 10, he is green but honest.

He really enjoys hacking out in company and even taking the lead on the roads, not overly faced by traffic.

He has great ground manners and would do well doing liberty or natural horsemanship as well as being a general riding horse in time. He long reins nicely and leads from other horses.

So I would love to find him a home where he can carry on learning in a way that he finds fun.

Please contact us for further information
Ox15

There is something super about this cob!Winning the maxi cob qualifier for London International Horse Show in December,A...
06/07/2024

There is something super about this cob!
Winning the maxi cob qualifier for London International Horse Show in December,
And to top it off taking champion
And we only got rained on once 🧡💙

Thanks Sarah Stocks for letting me ride him 🧡💙

03/07/2024

Sophie update
She now long reins

30/06/2024

Little video with voice over, showing you a little update on Sophie, more updates to follow

Look at this special lady... soon to be up for ⛵️ keep your eyes peeled for updates
05/06/2024

Look at this special lady... soon to be up for ⛵️

keep your eyes peeled for updates

With our established team set up, we can now offer more services freelance as well as at our base. We cover Chipping nor...
04/06/2024

With our established team set up, we can now offer more services freelance as well as at our base.

We cover Chipping norton, Banbury and Brackley areas!

Contact us for any information.

What a week of ups and downs, quite literally at times!! We got my sheep's sheared and that was entertaining, something ...
02/06/2024

What a week of ups and downs, quite literally at times!!

We got my sheep's sheared and that was entertaining, something I wish we caught on camera. Just imagine me riding my sheep backwards round the pen!! 😅🐑

So pleased with Scott, his training has all come together and he proved it on Saturday winning his classes and taking a silver sash home. 🥈

John boy the giant started of great, understanding walk and trot on a circle. But we soon learnt that mum isn't allowed to leave the arena to get a jumper when she gets cold, as he took great offence to her leaving and we parted ways, reasonably gracefully, just managed to burn my are on the saddle on way down! See picture of evidence 🤣
But finished the week, with walk, trot and canter both ways and some really smart moments!! 😍

Then we get to Denny... finished top 3 in his prelim test today, with mum winning this class with the super cob. Then to warm up for the second test and he wasn't right, so we had to withdraw 😔 but we will rest him and he'll recover to come back fighting once again!

What a roller coaster week. And ooo look its monday tomorrow, off we go again

Denny did his best test to date in the novice yesterday, scoring just over 68% and securing 3rd place and gaining his ch...
19/05/2024

Denny did his best test to date in the novice yesterday, scoring just over 68% and securing 3rd place and gaining his championship qualification. Love him, all the hard work paying off!
Just no one tell denny he's got to go to a championships!
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RLS Equine & Canine Services

⭐️We have 1 livery space available either on a permanent or temporary basis.⭐️We offer lots of different training packag...
14/05/2024

⭐️We have 1 livery space available either on a permanent or temporary basis.⭐️

We offer lots of different training packages that suit riders that like to do there own horse but would also like to learn and train.

We offer breaking, schooling and competition livery at very competitive prices.

So contact Rachel for any information and current price lists.

OX15 area

A quick round up on what was a crazy last week! Starting with 2 days doing my coach training with the BS at the national...
08/05/2024

A quick round up on what was a crazy last week!

Starting with 2 days doing my coach training with the BS at the national training centre.

Then bathing and prepping Sabby for Windsor.

Thursday a 4am alarm to get down to Royal Windsor, with mum and sabby, they did a great job, just sadly not in top 6 this time, but it was a huge class with not much space in the arena.

Friday we spent the day at Windsor with no horses competing.

Saturday we collected George's new horse, just a small one... 17.2hh!!!
Then to Bath Scott ready for his trip to Windsor...

By Sunday with all the rain we were towed in and out of Windsor, but Scott pulled two placings, in horrible ground conditions.

And we then collected Bobby from the field he was staying in while we were waiting for a free stable, so hopefully get him broken in soon.

It's back to normal life this week for a break!

Thank you to everyone that helped at home and that groomed at the shows, we can't do it all with out you! Thank you to Lilly for letting me have the ride on Scott.

Enjoy loads of pictures from the week

Happy 7th birthday to Noodles The biggest sunbather and lap dog 😍🧡💙
04/05/2024

Happy 7th birthday to Noodles

The biggest sunbather and lap dog 😍🧡💙

Of course it wasn't anything to do with Rio!! 😇🤭😋
28/03/2024

Of course it wasn't anything to do with Rio!! 😇🤭😋

What an amazing boy, Denny was a star today!!After the year he had in 2023 where he spent most his time at the vets I th...
17/03/2024

What an amazing boy, Denny was a star today!!
After the year he had in 2023 where he spent most his time at the vets I thought we'd never get the results we did today. He did his most settled tests to date getting a 2nd in the prelim and winning the novice!!

He's a little tryer always giving his best ❤️❤️

Thanks Sarah Stocks for coming with us ❤️

04/01/2024

- If your torso is collapsing to the right, your hips slipped to the left
- If your right leg keeps creeping up, or you lose just the right stirrup, your hips have slipped left
- If you find it easier to ride to the left, than to the right, your hips likely slip to the left.
- if you find yourself clinging to the right rein, while practically forgetting that you have a left one, good chances are that your hips slept left
- If your left hand is higher than your right hand, it’s possible that your hip slipped to the left
- If cantering counter clockwise, feels okay, but cantering clockwise feels awful, I’m gonna say your hips slipped left.
- if you can leg yield your horse to the right (off your left leg) pretty well,  but cannot lead guild to the left to save your life, your hips are probably chronically slipping to the left.

So many times, when a rider or is collapsing to the right, their coach tells them to fix it by stepping into the left stirrup. 🤦‍♀️ Like, I’ve heard of very famous coaches, giving this instruction.
And the thing is, it does look a little better, because at least when they step into the left stirrup, it gets them to straighten up their entire body -the problem is they are still off-center.
 I think the coach then typically gives students other exercises that bring them back over to the right (like twisting the shoulders to point a little to the left would help), but what I can tell you is these students then talk to me about their ride and they have absolutely no idea how to reproduce whatever straightness they may have accomplished during that clinic. 

The number one, needs solved now, issue in the rider in this sketch is that the hips fell left. I don’t care that the rib cage is collapsing to the right, or that the right leg is creeping way up. All of that will be fixed once the Rider brings their pelvis back to center.

This person is also riding with the left hip forward and the right hip back, but that will also likely resolve once you get this person to scooch over to the right.

 I would tell this student to put their left butt cheek in the middle of the saddle, high centering it, and drop the right butt cheek down into the hole that creates.

Another great exercise (on a trotting horse) is to drop the left stirrup, go clockwise, and posting trot utilizing just the right stirrup. This will feel horrible at first- to the point that I often have to let students try the exercise the opposite direction with the opposite stirrup so they realize how easy it is on their “strong” side. 

If you really struggle to keep from slipping left, it can also help to turn your chest to point a little bit to the left (while traveling right). This can be very effective at putting your weight into your right leg. You can stand up, assume a position similar to riding, and then twist your torso, one way, and then the other. Not all, but definitely most people find that when they twist to the left, it shifts weight into the right foot and vice versa.

Btw- I do virtual video review lessons! Very little tech knowledge needed. $65/lesson.


Happy Christmas 🎄 hope you all have a lovely day, eat loads and have one to many wines!! ❄️⛄️☃️
25/12/2023

Happy Christmas 🎄 hope you all have a lovely day, eat loads and have one to many wines!! ❄️⛄️☃️

13/12/2023

🔦🚜 Our first Tractor Sponsor to appear in the spotlight today is Premier Paws 🐾

📍Located just outside Banbury, Premier Paws offers top-notch dog daycare and related services, including enrichment sessions and functional assessments for behavior changes. Welcoming pets of all ages and breeds, they aim to create a calm, enjoyable, and safe environment 🐕. The fully qualified team at Premier Paws is passionate about providing the best care, continually expanding their skills and knowledge to stay current with the latest welfare, behavior, and training updates. Specialising in reward-based training and handling, as well as rewarding education through ACE freework and Tellington Touch, your four-legged friend is sure to receive the utmost care and attention. 🦴

This marks Premier Paws' first year sponsoring a tractor, and we caught up with owner Lisa to find out why she decided to support our event this year. She shared, "Personally, I have seen the irreplaceable work KHH does, caring for both family members and friends of mine. Therefore, I have always tried to support them since becoming a business owner. I have always enjoyed watching the Tractor Run ever since it began, and as it is my business's 10th birthday this December, I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than sponsoring one of the fleet." ❤️

Keep an eye out for tractor ✨number 77✨ proudly flying the Premier Paws flag on Saturday, decorated and expertly driven by Jeremy Bevington! When you spot him, give a cheer, a wave, or even a woof! 👋

For more information on all the fantastic services Premier Paws provides for you and your furry friends, head over to their website: https://premierpawsbanbury.co.uk/. Make sure to follow them on Facebook to show some love! 👍🏻

A huge thank you once again to Lisa and Premier Paws for their support this year, and happy 10th Anniversary! 🚜🐾🎉

We have some availability to take on horses and riders for schooling.This is available at our yard or we can travel to y...
16/11/2023

We have some availability to take on horses and riders for schooling.This is available at our yard or we can travel to you.

So if you're just feeling tight for time this coming winter and need to keep your horse exercised, we can offer schooling and hacking as required.

Or maybe this is the perfect time to start getting you and your horse schooled for the coming season.

Whatever the reason, please message us, and we will do our best to fit you in.

Based between banbury and Chipping norton

Come and join our lovely friendly and professional yard in North Oxfordshire, we have a great facilties on site and grea...
26/09/2023

Come and join our lovely friendly and professional yard in North Oxfordshire, we have a great facilties on site and great show centres within an hour of us that include Addington, Onley, Solihull to name a few.

Drop us a message if you interested, we can make bespoke packages to suit you and your horses requirements.

All abilities of horse and rider catered for.

In august we said farewell and good luck to Albie, who left us to go on his new journey. Passing his 5 stage vetting and...
14/09/2023

In august we said farewell and good luck to Albie, who left us to go on his new journey. Passing his 5 stage vetting and making 2 new human best friends 😍

So from October we have a schooling/breaking/competition livery space available.

We have fantastic facilities:

♦️Large outdoor arena, with good surface, and course of showjumps and xc fences.
♦️ Great off road and on road hacking
♦️ Horse walker
♦️ Turnout
♦️ Airy large stables
♦️ Very competitive prices.

Please contact us for further information

Friday mornings are hard! I'm sure it wasn't anything to do with the rain outside and I needed to ride!!
18/08/2023

Friday mornings are hard! I'm sure it wasn't anything to do with the rain outside and I needed to ride!!

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Sophie update She now long reins

Little video with voice over, showing you a little update on Sophie, more updates to follow

Denny working hunter 1st place
Denny working hunter 1st place

Couldn't ask for more from Denny this afternoon after getting stuck on the m40 after it was shut because of a horrible car accident. We were stuck for about 4 hours. The horses were impeccably behaved just ate there hay and had some water and lots of treats and cuddles. Watched all the people walking up and down the hard shoulder. We missed our morning classes but got there for the fun stuff! Denny jumped his socks off. Even opening gates and going over bridges. He only went a came first!!! 💕

A busy week for Denny
A busy week for Denny

I heard someone ask 'Whats Denny been up to?' Well hear is the answer a busy week for him, always trying his best 'A horse that tries, is a horse that's a winner in my eyes' Thank you Mandy McGlynn BS Showjumping Coach

Flying flicker
Flying flicker

Took Flicker to onley on Saturday, a couple of little mistakes but actually trying now and really enjoying doing the second class. Thanks to Lisa for coming to help/video for the day

Wednesday jump club
Wednesday jump club

Wednesday jump club! All doing very well and improving their canter rhythm

Flick show jump session
Flick show jump session

Flicker in his show jump lesson last Tuesday We learnt a lot and have some homework on making him sharper. But in fridays session at home he was pretty sharp and with the weather at the weekend we definitely had a sharp and forward horse. So heading in the right direction Mandy McGlynn BS Showjumping Coach

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RLS Equine & Canine Services is run by Rachel, who specialises in the training of horses both at your yard and our own. Also she is a mad lover of dogs, and also works part time at a dog day care centre near Banbury.

Rachel owns 4 horses of which have all been produced by herself, from young unbroken horses to nice riding horses.

Rio is a WPB x Dutch Warmblood 11 year old chestnut mare, i bought her as an unbroken horse with all the plans to produce and sell on but once i jumped her i knew she was never going anywhere! She has since competed up to fox hunter level show jumping (1.20m)

Cassie is a 7 year old Warmblood by Cevin Z. She was backed and broken as a 4 year old, and was given lots of time to mature (as she is a big horse) but unfortunately she was diagnosed last year(2019) with OCD in her stifles. She had an operation in Nov (2019) and is now on the long rehabilitation road... (please follow this page for updates on her progress)

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